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Mallaig
Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coastline of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland train line (Ft William and Mallaig branch) and the town is connected to Ft William by the A830 road-- the "Road to the Isles". The village of Mallaig was founded in the 1840s, when Lord Lovat, proprietor of North Morar Estate, divided up the farm of Mallaigvaig into seventeen parcels of land and encouraged his occupants to move to the western part of the peninsula as well as count on angling as a way of life. The population and regional economic climate increased rapidly in the 20th century with the arrival of the train. Ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne and Western Isles Cruises sail from the port to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, and the isles of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, as well as Canna. Mallaig is the main business angling port on the West Coastline of Scotland, and also during the 1960s was the busiest herring port in Europe. Mallaig prided itself at that time on its popular typically smoked kippers, the fishmonger Andy Race still offering real oak smoked kippers from the factory shop on the harbour. Mallaig and also the bordering location is a prominent area for vacations. The majority of the neighborhood talks English, with a minority of homeowners speaking both English and also Gaelic. Furthermore, conventional Gaelic is still shown in Mallaig Primary School to pupils who pick to discover the language.